Disability Accommodations

Central Methodist University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or federally defined disability. This includes but is not limited to recruitment and admission of students, educational programs,
services, activities, financial aid, and scholarship programs. The University complies with all federal and state non-discrimination requirements. The procedures described here are intended to guide and assist faculty, staff, and students in complying with this policy and in determining reasonable accommodations to be made for the federally defined disability claimed. All materials and information regarding disabilities will be governed by the University’s normal policies regarding privacy.

1. It is the responsibility of any student who wishes to claim a federally defined disability to file official documentation of the disability with the Registrar’s Office prior to seeking any accommodations based on the disability. Official documentation of the disability must be sent directly from the originating office (e.g. high school, testing center, certified professional center, or physician) directly to the Office of Admission or the Registrar’s Office. All such official documentation must be for an evaluation dated no more than eighteen months prior to being received by the University. All official documentation that the student wishes to have the University consider in providing reasonable accommodations for the disability must be included (e.g. Individual Education Plan [IEP] and related materials, 504 Plan, professional diagnosis and recommendations.) Upon receipt of the official documentation, the Office of Admission or the Registrar’s Office will acknowledge receipt of the document in the student’s permanent file and forward the document to the Center for Learning & Teaching. The Center for Learning & Teaching will work with the student to develop reasonable accommodation for the disability only after adequate documentation has been received.

2. It is the responsibility of the Center for Learning & Teaching to contact each faculty or staff member who is responsible for courses where the student qualifies for accommodation. The student also is encouraged to consult with the Center for Learning & Teaching and the student’s faculty advisor for assistance.

3. In addition to making reasonable accommodations for any disability, students are encouraged to make full use of the various learning resources available to all students. These include regular conversations with their instructors and faculty
advisor, work with departmental tutors when they are available, assistance and support from the Center for Learning & Teaching, campus computing, the services of the Office of Student Development, and counseling services.

4. Students should understand that all requests for reasonable accommodations for documented disabilities must be made in advance. Faculty and staff will not be asked to adjust grades or to provide alternative evaluation measures for work students have completed prior to the request for reasonable accommodation based on disabilities. Students may appeal any decisions regarding reasonable accommodations provided by the Center for Learning & Teaching and faculty to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.